Politburo member and Chairman of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Pham Minh Chinh received a delegation of Japanese parliamentarians headed by Kawamura Takeo, Chairperson of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Budget, in Hanoi on August 21.
Politburo member and Chairman of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Pham Minh Chinh and Kawamura Takeo, Chairperson of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Budget (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Politburo member and Chairman ofthe Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s Organisation Commission PhamMinh Chinh received a delegation of Japanese parliamentarians headed byKawamura Takeo, Chairperson of the House of Representatives’ Committee onBudget, in Hanoi on August 21.
Chinh, who is also Secretary of the Party Central Committeeand President of the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group (VJFPG), laudedthe sound relations between the two countries’ legislative bodies, includingthe cooperation between the VJFPG and the Japan-Vietnam FriendshipParliamentary Alliance.
He affirmed that the Vietnamese National Assembly supports thedevelopment of the Vietnam-Japan extensive strategic partnership towardspractical outcomes.
The Party official said Vietnam and Japan are celebrating 45years of their diplomatic relations (1973 – 2018), a period that has markedsignificant cooperation achievements across the fields of politics,socio-economy, culture, education, and people-to-people exchange.
Chinh noted that as Vietnam is working with Japan in humanresources training and administrative reform, the country wishes to receivesupport from Japanese parliamentarians to ensure that joint projects in the twofields are implemented effectively, he added.
He took the occasion to send his sympathy to flood victimsin Japan, believing that the country would soon recover from the disaster.
For his part, Kawamura Takeo, who is also Vice Chairman of theJapan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance, agreed that bilateral ties arethriving in various fields from politics and economy, to culture and education.
He said he expects Vietnam to continue providing favorableconditions for Japanese investors operating in the country. –VNA
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Politburo member and Chairman of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Pham Minh Chinh and Kawamura Takeo, Chairperson of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Budget (Photo: VNA)